Through the help of the community, mission san saba has been an annual event for the last fourteen years. The first election was held on may 3 to select county officers and a county seat. I strongly recommend this texas adventure for hardcore history fans and lighthearted storytelling addicts alike. Project muse the destruction of the san saba apache. This lesson should be used when students already have an understanding of the spanish mission presidio system in texas. San saba mission painting the handbook of texas online. Computer lab w online capability mission san saba study questions and corresponding answer key. San saba combines documented events with a touch of scifi and speculative history. San saba county was organized in 1856 from bexar county and was named for the san saba river. Two miles on hwy 190 to wallace creek road fm 1030 in san saba county. The san saba mission and presidio were originally built by the spanish at the request of the lipan apache. So thoroughly was the destruction that it took another 235 years for archeologists to finally confirm the site on the banks of the san saba river about 120 miles northwest of san antonio. Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. Hill country community action is a private, nonprofit corporation chartered under the texas nonprofit corporation act.
Hall, associate professor of anthropology at texas tech university. San saba county, texas property search and interactive gis map. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. San saba, tx weather conditions weather underground. Wallace creek road san saba, tx 76877 sayle 4176 fm 1800 breckenridge, tx 76424 scott 6999 retrieve angleton, tx 77515 segovia 1201 east cibolo road edinburg, tx 78542 skyview 379 fm 2972 west rusk, tx 75785 south texas isf 1511 preston houston, tx 77002 stevenson 1525 fm 766 cuero, tx 77954 stiles 3060 fm 3514 beaumont, tx 77705. San saba county is a county located on the edwards plateau in western central texas. The texas department of transportation txdot is widening a 5milelong section of fm 2092 west of menard in menard county, texas. Father santa ana, president of the san antonio missions for many years, in 1743, when he urged that a presidio should be built in the apache country in order to. Courthouse annex, 423 e wallace st, san saba, tx 768773527. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is men which is approximately 1 miles away and has an elevation of 1,951 feet 55 feet higher than san saba mission. San saba county the handbook of texas online texas state.
The san saba mission recounts some of the most sensational events in spanishtexas history in an intriguing and entertaining voice. The story of mission san saba and its rediscovery presents fascinating lessons in how events are viewed by history as well as the interplay between history, archeology, and luck. The purpose of this lesson is to have students understand spanish motives for establishing mission san saba and the reasons for the missions failure. Calendar parent portal directions parent portal directions. The county is named after the san saba river, which flows through the county. The town is known as the birthplace of actor tommy lee jones. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. This book details the expeditions foot journey and its privations to and from the spanish fort area in north texas, an incredible feat of perserverence and determination. Built in 1757 and destroyed in 1758, the mission is a time capsule of spanish colonial archeology in the northern frontier of new spain, along with the related. American legion co ross cox 705 e storey st san saba, tx 768774719. The family requests remembrances be made to san saba ems, c o loy nell behrens, 1102 cr 144, san saba, tx 76877 or the charity of your choice.
The archeologist who narrates the remainder of this exhibit is dr. The 1993 discovery of the mission site in an alfalfa field east of menard came after repeated attempts to find it. Find 42 photos of the 2 san saba st home on zillow. The study question sections correspond to the following sections. Pro members in san saba county, tx can access advanced search criteria and the interactive gis map. It was settled in 1854 and named for its location on the san saba river. San saba presidio southwest collection texas tech university. The site, rediscovered in the fall of 1993 and proved by archeologists in january 1994, is on the san saba river. The act establishing the county was passed by the sixth legislature and approved on february 1, 1856.
Through several field seasons, the archeologists identified soil stains left by wooden poles and posts used in building the mission. Apr 04, 2004 the lipan apache mission on the banks of the san saba river was located on the northern boundary of coahuila, new spain, in the center of todays state of texas. San saba county was the last county in texas to have its roads paved. San saba white pages phone books in texas tx whitepages. A new introduction to this 1964 classic describes the findings of archaeologists after the mission site, not previously known, was discovered and excavated in the early 1990s. The mission of the mission had been to convert resident lipan apaches to christianity. The purpose of this lesson is to have students understand spanish motives for establishing mission san saba and the reasons for the mission s failure.
Located along the san saba river, the mission was intended to convert members of the lipan apache tribe. View and download lists of nonprofit companies in the zip code of 76877 san saba tx with statistics on assets, income, revenues, 501c classifications, form 990s. Spanish colonial documents pertaining to mission santa cruz. Application to the office of economic opportunity to form a community action agency comprising of san saba, mills, llano, and mason counties was submitted in july 1965. Pdf irrigation canal at mission san saba william e. The aim in chronicling the history of the san saba mission and presidio is to appraise their effects on the development of texas. The san saba mission, spanish pivot in texas, book, 1964.
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